The days are still living unhurriedly, the cold wind is getting colder, and the first snow in Chang'an fell in December, Lin Chaoge got up early and yawned, stretched out his hand to probe the breath of the person next to the pillow was still alive, got up slowly, kissed his forehead before getting up to the side hall to prepare breakfast.

The dishes in the small kitchen have already been prepared, but they are just waiting for her to put them in and serve them out, and the days are still going on as always, plain and warm.

Today's snow under the eaves is thicker than yesterday, and the newly transplanted plum clusters in the courtyard are blooming brightly, which is most suitable for green ants to brew wine and red mud small stoves.

The day after tomorrow is the day of rest, today and tomorrow you still need to go to the history department against the cold wind, Lin Chaoge wrapped his body tightly when he got off the carriage, and before he went in, he was stopped by Zhang Ziquan, who had been waiting for the rabbit for a long time.

It's not like a fence to say it's blocked, it's just sneaking around next to the history department early in the morning.

Lin Chaoge raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, he didn't know what kind of tricky case the Criminal Department handed over to him, so he had to come to her, she wouldn't believe that she didn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, she had a request.

"My lord, but I want to drive away." Cha Ge was inseparable from her every day, but was randomly assigned a light position in the history department to run errands for her.

Lin Chaoge took it in the shape of a square box, small and exquisite, delicate and beautiful, with five-star petal pattern peony pattern, leaf pattern, and pine green hand stove with zigzag road pattern in the middle. He wears a gilt hollow flower and bird spherical silver sachet on his waist, and he sees the secret fragrance as he walks.

"No, you step back first."

"Lord Zhang, but I'm here to find out what is the matter with this official." Alienation and indifference are like snowflakes in winter.

"I ......" Zhang Ziquan is actually embarrassed to face her, but there is nothing he can do if he doesn't look for her, the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that he was a bastard before, he didn't care when something happened, and when he was in need, he went on the horse to find someone to help, this is not what a bastard is.

Even I spurn myself for being like this.

"But what kind of tricky case has happened in the Criminal Department?" Even if there is, it shouldn't be brought into contact with a rookie who has only been on duty in the criminal department for a long time, and it is not excluded that there are cats, but people are now the sons of the right and right, and who will be impatient?

"Nothing, I just wanted to have a tea with you today, thank you for the clues you gave me last time, and now the woman who killed her husband has confessed." made up his mind not to trouble her anymore, Zhang Ziquan's tense mood was a little relieved, but his expression was a little embarrassed, and his eyes glanced around casually, but he didn't dare to look at her directly.

"If Master Zhang still regards this official as a friend, he will say something directly." The tone was slightly raised, cold and cold,

"I ......." the more he is like this, the more he dares not disturb privately, don't you know that the more he is like an incompetent subordinate who will only fall into the well.

"Or is it that Master Zhang doesn't want to be friends with me again, yes, the official's reputation is rotten to the bone, and he is a person who understands and understands how to protect himself and does not want to be fishy." Lin Chaoge smiled sarcastically; "Lord Zhang's tea official may not have a chance to drink it."

"No, Lin Yan, I don't dislike you or don't want to befriend you." Zhang Ziquan, who was not good at words, was forced by her and was anxious.

"Oh, what's that?" Lin Chaoge stopped and looked at him with a little amusement, he should have been staring at him.

"I just don't want to come to you as soon as I get into trouble, I don't want to be a coward who looks down on me, and when you were scolded by so many people, I not only didn't speak for you, but also left the History Department and went to the Criminal Department because of my own incompetence, I don't think people like me deserve to be friends with you, I'm sorry, Lin Yan." Zhang Ziquan spit out the words that had been held in his heart for so long, and he never dared to look up at her.

"We're friends, aren't we, I'm sorry to say that."

"Would you still like to be friends with me?" The man was rough and restless, with timidity.

"Didn't you say that something came to me, you might as well say it directly." Lin Chaoge naturally knew that Zhang Ziquan was transferred from the History Department to the Criminal Department because of that incident, but he didn't do it as he said, he left the History Department because someone scolded her behind his back, and even when he saw someone who didn't know her and said belittling things about her, he would not hesitate to do it.

Even if he didn't say anything, even if he was alienated and disgusted with what she did, even then he still couldn't allow others to belittle her.

"It's cold, it's not a good place to talk." Lin Chaoge looked up at the mid-air where there was a continuous fine snow, and couldn't help but shrink his neck.

The place where the two talked was the last time the tea shop, the tea shop was empty, and it was clean and elegant.

Zhang Ziquan took a sip of Guanyin tea, warm from head to toe, his big broad hands wrapped around the white porcelain area around the teacup, and his black face was smoked a little red, "That's it...... There is a case of murder and theft, the real murderer can not be interrogated, I know that Dali Temple will update the record of the day every day, can you get this record? "It's nothing when the words are brewing in the stomach, but when you say it sincerely, you can call a person embarrassed.

Last time, I also asked her, and even this time, even though she said that they were still friends, but the embarrassment in her heart was obvious.

This case is not big, it is not small, but it is a headless case that was handed over to him, no one in the criminal department dared to interfere, and even he went to Dali Temple for help was refused, so he had no choice but to find Lin Chaoge again.

But he couldn't help but believe that Lin Chaoge would help him, and even had a firm mind in his heart.

Lin Chaoge pondered for a while and said, "Why are you looking for me." "Obviously, as long as you move out of the right minister, everything else can be solved, so why bother to go far.

"You know, I can't find anyone else but outside." Having said that, Zhang Ziquan showed a disappointed look.

Lin Chaoge took a sip of tea and said, "You copy a copy of the case file, and I will go with you to inquire tomorrow." ”

She also knows Zhang Ziquan, Dali Temple does not come to ask about the case in person, but only looks at the suspicious case handed over. If Zhang Ziquan's ability is based on his ability, he can't see the clue in the case file, and he still wants to ask for a record, then it must be that the subordinate officials have insufficient inquests and have not found important places.

Even if Lin Chaoge had not worked as an errand in the Daimyo's Mansion, he also knew that the matter of punishment and prison was based on inspection, and it was inevitable that there would be something that could not be considered from the paper alone.

Therefore, Lin Chaoge chose to inquire with him again.

On the second day, a horse-drawn carriage departed early in the morning from the north of the city and drove two hours later into a small town.

Zhang Ziquan was still worried and asked again; "There's really no problem if you're not in the History Department today." The history department has always been the busiest of the six, not to mention that today is still the day of duty.

"I'm not here and it's fine." Lin Chaoge said and lowered the curtain, "Let's go, investigate your case." ”

The case of murder and theft was born in Qingshui County, which is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an and is very close to Chang'an. The one who was killed was the treasury guard, and after the incident, a total of gold, silver, jade, calligraphy and paintings were stolen, worth tens of thousands.

The county conducted an autopsy, the deceased was killed by something else in the back of the head, and was eating wine and dinner before death, which was originally suspected to be committed by robbers, but later visited many places, and there was no suspicious person around the county office that night. Judging from the trailing marks and footprints on the ground, there was only one person who was the murderer, and he searched repeatedly.

From this, it can be determined that the murderer should live near the county ya, or even in the yaya, as an internal ghost, and the yamen night guard was interrogated one by one that day, and the final decision was the two people who were suspected at the beginning.

The prison officer suspected two people, one was Yang San, a servant in the house, he had some small fortune in his family, but unfortunately this person was good at gambling, some time ago I heard that he lost a lot in the casino, and even his wife and three-year-old child had to make trouble. The second is Zhang Da, who lives near the county office, has no wife and no children, and loves to drink flower wine, so that his life is very difficult, and he has to be helped by people around him from time to time.

This Zhang Da was the first person to find the body, and it was he who shouted that he was a bandit and misled from the beginning. And Yang San was seen by the husband, who sent food to the treasury at night, and may be the last person to meet the treasurer.

Both have their own defenses, and now they are both temporarily detained in the county jail, pending the investigation of the case.

Lin Chaoge looked at the case file all the way in the car, pondered for a while, rolled up the paper, and reported the address recorded on it, "Let's go to the homes of the two suspects to inquire one or two." ”

Although he was detained, his mother was dead, and his father and wife were all there.

Lin Chaoge went to knock on the door, claiming that he was passing by here, and he was unwell after a long time in the cold, and wanted to borrow some water to drink.

It was Yang San's old father who answered the door, and he saw that Lin Chaoge was dressed brightly and decently, and he was born like a Nine Heavens Xuan Immortal. There is no doubt that he let people in, because his legs and feet are uncomfortable, and he asked his mother-in-law to call her daughter-in-law to come out to take care of him.

Lin Chaoge and Zhang Ziquan glanced at each other, Yang San's family had entered the courtyard, and the furniture at home was extremely simple, which was in line with what was said in the case file Yang San had lost a lot of money recently, and his life was poor. Lin Chaoge looked down and saw that the cotton skirt on Yang's wife was probably made the year before last, the skirt was so short that it couldn't cover her feet, and her face was haggard.

"It's so cold, the two adults might as well come in and have a sip of tea to warm up." Standing at the door with a gentle smile, Yang's wife couldn't help but blush when she saw that this adult was like kaolin snow and lonely as the moon, and her beautiful face couldn't help but blush, and this son was still looking at the simple furniture of his house, rubbing his hands a little cramped.

Lin Chaoge just looked at it, but he showed a kind smile, and said softly in a Beijing accent: "Thank you, madam, we have met so many people along the way, you are really a rare benevolent family." ”

Yang's wife was flattered and said, "It's just a bowl of hot tea, it's not worth it." His face turned quietly red.